to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
drawing; painting; picture
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
first of all; first thing
gambling den; gambling house
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to happen to hear; to overhear
professional gambler; gamester
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
all at once (usu. of payment); at one go
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
proper; right; reasonable
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
bride's silk floss headdress; clumps of snow (on tree branches, stones, etc.)
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
in this way; along these lines; similarly